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Macbeth Acts I - V

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the reader know that the guilt of killing King Duncan weighed heavily on Lady Macbeth's conscience?
a)
Lady Macbeth killed anyone who suspected that she played a part in Duncan's death.
b)
Lady Macbeth had dreams that Duncan would come back from the grave and murder her and her husband.
c)
Lady Macbeth was sleepwalking and imagined that Duncan's blood would not wash off her hands.
d)
Lady Macbeth was not affected by the murder of Duncan.
2.
Macbeth was considered a _________ for his victories in battle.
a)
coward
b)
king
c)
hero
d)
witch
3.
The setting of Macbeth take place in __________.
a)
England
b)
Norway
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
4.
Who also fought bravely with Macbeth in the battle at the beginning of the play?
a)
King Duncan
b)
Malcolm
c)
Banquo
d)
Lady Macbeth
5.
What title was Macbeth given for his heroic deeds (actions) in battle?
a)
Thane of Scotland
b)
Lord of Cumberland
c)
Thane of Cawdor
d)
Lord of Inverness
6.
What do Macbeth and Banquo see that is supernatural?
a)
a big storm
b)
three witches
c)
a bloody battle
d)
a letter
7.
What do the 3 witches tell Macbeth?
a)
he will die
b)
he will be king
c)
he will become a devil
d)
he will become prince
8.
Who reads a letter from Macbeth describing what he saw and thinks about his future?
a)
King Duncan
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Angus
9.
What plan does Macbeth begin to develop in Act 1?
a)
to kill Banquo
b)
to fight in Norway again
c)
to kill King Duncan
d)
to divorce Lady Macbeth
10.
What important guest will visit Macbeth at his home (palace)?
a)
King Duncan
b)
King Arthur
c)
Malcolm
d)
Ross
11.
How many witches are there in Act 1?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
12.
What prediction from the witches is false?
a)
Banquo's sons would be king.
b)
Macbeth will be the Thane of Cawdor.
c)
Malcolm will kill Macbeth.
d)
Macbeth will be King of Scotland.
13.
Who helps Macbeth come up with his plan to kill the king?
a)
Malcolm
b)
The witches
c)
Banquo
d)
Lady Macbeth
14.
Why does Macbeth want to kill King Duncan?
a)
Duncan insulted him.
b)
Macbeth wants to be king.
c)
The people don't respect Duncan.
d)
The witches forced Macbeth to carry out their plan.
15.
What "sign" convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
a)
One of the witches appears in his room.
b)
He has a nightmare about the murder.
c)
He sees a floating dagger  before him.
d)
The ghost of his father visits him.
16.
What does Macbeth accidentally take with him after murdering the king?
a)
The dagger.
b)
The king's crown.
c)
A book
17.
Name the speaker: "My hands are the same color as yours -- but I'd be ashamed to have a heart as white as yours!"
a)
An old man
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
Banquo
d)
Macbeth
18.
What do Duncan's sons decide to do after their father's death?
a)
Declare Malcolm king.
b)
Find the person who murdered their father.
c)
Hold a trail.
d)
Run away from the scene of the crime.
19.
Where does Act 2 take place?
a)
Macbeth's castle
b)
Duncan's castle
c)
Ross's castel
20.

Who does Macbeth hire after Banquo leaves the castle for the day?

a)

Thieves

b)

Cooks

c)

Murderers

d)

Guards

21.

Who kills Banquo?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Banquo's servants

c)

Hired murderers

d)

Macduff

22.

Who escapes the ambush on Banquo?

a)

His son Fleance

b)

His guards

c)

Macduff

d)

His servants

23.

What does Macbeth see at the banquet that no one else does?

a)

Banquo's ghost

b)

Blood in the wine

c)

The three witches

d)

A procession of devils

24.
What is the name of the witch leader/ goddess who was upset at what the witches had done?
a)
Polixenes
b)
Hecate
c)
Macdonwald
25.
Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost because he was:
a)
plagued by guilt
b)
drunk
c)
tricked by the thanes
d)
poisoned by Fleance
26.
What do the 8 kings represent?
a)
Macbeth's sons
b)
Banquo's sons
c)
Macduff's sons
d)
Duncan's sons
27.
What is the second apparition?
a)
An armed head.
b)
A child with a crown holding a tree.
c)
A bloody child.
28.
The first vision tells Macbeth:
a)
Beware of Lady Macbeth.
b)
Beware of Macduff.
c)
Beware of Lennox.
29.
The third vision tells Macbeth he can only be defeated when:
a)
He refuses to change.
b)
His castle burns down.
c)
The forest moves to the hills.
d)
The hills turn to gold.
30.
Who said: " Young man, your father's dead. What are you going to do now?"
a)
Ross
b)
Lady Macduff
c)
Macduff
d)
Lady Macbeth
31.
Who did Macbeth and Banquo find on a heath in Act I?
a)
Three witches
b)
Duncan
c)
Lady Macbeth
32.
What ancestral title did Macbeth already possess?
a)
Thane of Glamis
b)
Thane of Cawdor
c)
King
33.
Which of Duncan's son's is named Prince of Cumberland?
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donalbain
c)
Macduff
34.
Who discovers Duncan's body in Act II?
a)
Duncan
b)
Macduff
c)
Porter
35.
Who is framed for Duncan's death?
a)
Scottish lords
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan's guards
36.
To which countries do Malcolm and Donalbain flee?
a)
England & Ireland
b)
Holland & England
c)
Germany & Northumbria
37.
Who refuses to attend Macbeth's coronation?
a)
Banquo
b)
Macduff
c)
Beowulf
38.
Who does Macbeth plan to kill in Act III to keep his crown?
a)
Banquo
b)
Donalbain
c)
Sweno
39.
Which motif reinforces the theme violence?
a)
blood
b)
weather
c)
birds
40.
What condition is heightened to enhance drama & occurs before a death?
a)
weather
b)
humor
c)
malice
41.

After Macbeth returns from seeing the witches, what does he do next?

a)

Find and kill Fleance

b)

Kill Macduff’s wife and children

c)

Replace all of his thanes

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

42.

Who is sleep walking at the beginning of Act V?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Malcolm

d)

Macduff

43.

Of whom is Macbeth speaking about when he says, "she should have died hereafter"?

a)

Lady Macduff

b)

The gentlewoman

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

The Weird Sisters

44.

True or False: Macbeth's "Thanes" leave him to join Malcolm's army

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is Siward’s main concern about his son’s death?

a)

It was a brave one

b)

It was a painful one

c)

It was a necessary one

d)

It was at Macbeth’s hands

46.

Which Thane killed Macbeth?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Banquo

c)

Lennox

d)

Macduff

47.
This character is seen to be a tragic hero, someone who should be great but falls short 
a)
Macbeth
b)
Macduff
c)
Lady Macbeth 
d)
Banquo
48.
This character receives prophecies from the witches and is told that his son will be king
a)
  Macbeth
b)
 Banquo
c)
Macduff
d)
Duncan
49.
 This character fears being falsely framed for murdering Duncan and fleas to England 
a)
Malcolm
b)
Donaldbain
c)
Banquo
d)
macduff
50.
 These characters destabilise the present by tempting Macbeth 
a)
The witches 
b)
The guards
c)
Malcolm's army
d)
Macduff's army
51.
 Lady Macbeth 
a)
 Commits suicide
b)
Invokes the powers of evil to help her influence her husband to commit murder and treason 
c)
challenges Macbeth's manhood 
d)
all of the above 
52.
 King Duncan
a)
 Is a good king
b)
 Has won many many battles 
c)
Eventually defeats Macbeth
d)
All of the above
53.
This character has his entire family killed by another character. 
a)
 Macduff
b)
Macbeth
c)
Duncan
d)
Banquo
54.
Which of these is true? 
a)
Macbeth murders  Duncans guards 
b)
 Macbeth murders Banquo
c)
Macbeth murders McDuff's entire family 
d)
All of the above 
55.
'Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red."
a)
Macbeth speaking on his own (soliloquy) 
b)
Macbeth speaking to Lady Macbeth 
c)
Lady Macbeth soliloquy
d)
 Lady Macbeth speaking to Macbeth
56.

Who is the King of Scotland at the start of the play?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Malcolm

c)

Macduff

d)

Duncan

57.

Who are Duncan, King of Scotland, sons?

a)

Malcolm and Donalbain

b)

Macbeth and Banquo

c)

Banquo and Fleance

d)

Macduff and Lennox

58.

Along with Macbeth, who is also a general in Duncan's army?

a)

Malcolm

b)

Macduff

c)

Banquo

d)

Fleance

59.

Which character appears as a ghost after he has been murdered?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Duncan

c)

Macduff

d)

Banquo

60.

What title is Macbeth given by Duncan?

a)

Earl of Northumberland

b)

King of Scotland

c)

Thane of Cawdor

d)

Lord of Caithness

61.

Who persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan?

a)

Macduff

b)

Banquo

c)

The witches

d)

Lady Macbeth

62.

Who is Banquo's son who escapes from Macbeth's henchmen?

a)

Macduff

b)

Donalbain

c)

Fleance

d)

Malcolm

63.

Which character was not born in the regular way?

a)

Macduff

b)

Macbeth

c)

Banquo

d)

Duncan

64.

Who kills Macbeth at the end of the play?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Banquo

c)

Malcolm

d)

Macduff

65.

After Duncan is murdered, his son, ________ flees to Ireland.

a)

Malcolm

b)

Donalbain

c)

Fleance

d)

Banquo

66.

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and after Act II, the King of Scotland.

a)

Macbeth

b)

Duncan

c)

James

d)

Malcolm

67.

A power hungry, conniving, manipulative woman

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Hecate

c)

Witch 1

d)

Susan

68.

The "boss" of the three witches.

a)

Hecate

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Macbeth

d)

Fleance

69.

A Scottish nobleman who gets a bad vibe from Macbeth and who is not happy with this coronation.

a)

Ross

b)

Lennox

c)

Donalbain

d)

Macduff

70.

_____ murderer(s) are hired to kill Banquo and Fleance.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

71.

Like making prophecies; evil, scheming hags

a)

three witches

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Malcolm and Donalbain

d)

Macbeth and Banquo

72.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
a)
Macbeth
b)
Lady Macbeth
c)
The 3 Witches
d)
Banquo
73.
The witches greet Macbeth by the title of 
a)
The Thane of Glamis
b)
The Thane of Cawdor
c)
King, hereafter
d)
All of the above
74.
What important role do the witches play in Act I?  
a)
They foreshadow events
b)
They help define the setting
c)
They provide historical background
d)
They introduce the other characters
75.
How many men reign as King of Scotland throughout the play?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
76.
What is the name of the forest that the witches prophesised would move towards Dunsinane?
a)
Birnam Wood
b)
The Forest of Dean
c)
Burnham Wood
d)
100 Acre Wood
77.
How was Macduff born?
a)
Naturally
b)
Alien
c)
Caesarean Section
d)
Fell out
78.
We know that Malcolm told Macduff that his family was murdered
a)
True
b)
False
79.

Who is the first character to die?

a)

Banquo

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

Duncan

d)

Malcolm

80.

Select each character that died.

a)

Lennox

b)

Banquo

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

Fleance

e)

Malcolm

81.

What is Lady Macbeth doing in her sleep? Select all that apply.

a)

Pretending to wash her hands

b)

Sharing details about past murders

c)

Crying

d)

Attacking her gentle-woman

82.

Which character is the protagonist of the play?

a)

Lady Macbeth

b)

Macbeth

c)

Banquo

d)

Duncan

83.

William Shakespeare was born on:

a)

April 23, 1492

b)

April 21, 1939

c)

April 23, 1564

84.

William Shakespeare died on:

a)

April 23, 1552

b)

April 21, 1942

c)

April 23, 1616

85.

These actors/actresses were typically chosen for the roles in Shakespeare's plays:

a)

Young boys and girls attending Shakespeare's drama school

b)

Young ladies and men from Dublin.

c)

Men and young boys.

86.

Shakespeare's theater company was known as:

a)

The Queen's Troupe

b)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

Vegabonds on the Stage

87.

What are the categories of the plays by William Shakespeare?

a)

Mysteries, histories, dramas, and love stories

b)

Political, classical, tragedies, and societal

c)

Histories, comedies, tragedies, and romance

88.

William Shakespeare married:

a)

Mary Arden

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Henrietta Comdell

89.

Shakespeare and his wife had _____ children.

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3

90.

Lady Macbeth is:

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Wife of Macbeth

c)

Duncan's son

91.

Macbeth is:

a)

Friend of Banquo, a warrior for Scotland.

b)

King Duncan's son

c)

Earl of Northumberland

92.

Malcom is:

a)

Thane of Glamis

b)

Banquo's son

c)

King Duncan's son

93.

Duncan is:

a)

King of Scotland

b)

Banquo's son

c)

Macbeth's son

94.

The theater where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed.

a)

globe

b)

aside

c)

groundlings

d)

monologue

95.

a play that ends with the death of a main character

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

96.

descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is to be performed

a)

stage directions

b)

script

c)

act

d)

scene

97.

a long speech given by one character

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

aside

d)

prologue

98.

An extended speech given by one character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

aside

d)

prologue

99.

A brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on the stage

a)

aside

b)

prologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

foil

100.

A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes

a)

act

b)

line

c)

stage directions

d)

script

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